Flushing PH

[the gnome]

Q on Ph and flushing.
whats the benefit or drawback of Ph'g or not Ph'g the water you flush the soil with? I usually do mine in the shower and have a rig I can slowly flush straight from the head.
nutes are going to dissolve anyways within the range of your tap anyways right?
once flushed then if you can PH a gallon or two and hit it with that

 

[Guest02345]

i always pH my water first...flushing or no flushing

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

I ph my water. I also contain runoff and pour it on outdoor shrubs. Phosphorus is a major pollutant and might be bad for the septic tank, drying field etc.

There's an old thread that mentions flush pH. The OP hypothesized that incorrect pH would lower the absorption rate, thus enhancing the flush.

 

[the gnome]

The OP hypothesized that incorrect pH would lower the absorption rate, thus enhancing the flush.

incorrect Ph in regards to what? the particular plant?

lower the absorbtion rate of what?
uptake of nutes to the plant during flushing?

but incorrect Ph enhances flushing because of the plant not taking in the nutes being released?
seem that amount of differenece wouldn't even be a factor.
imo of course.

its so much easier when you have a load of plants to just flush with what ever the tap Ph is within reason
and the job will get done as well as water thats ph'd to the plant.
your flushing the soil, not the plant

 

[datruth]

i dont ph anything ever

 

[Hammerhead]

IMO this is not nessacery You dont have to PH the flush water. I stop feeding the last 2 or 3 weeks of the plants life. My tap water is 7.2 when I water the runoff is 6.5 from the salts left in the medium. When its time to harvest the runoff is 7.2....

 

[Homer J Pimpin]

there is no need to ph flush water imo........ph affects the way the plant absorbs nutes,once you flush out your nutes from the medium the plant starts eating it's reserves stored in the leaves,this is what you want.......the more yellow in your leaves at chop the smother the flavor and better the burn......

 

[BudToker]

Hey Gnome! I also do not pH the water during flush. I have tested both with and without adjusting the pH of my flush water and have not found a difference.

-BT

 

[the gnome]

just checkin back in... been a flushin fool in the tub this afternoon

glad to hear others aren't Ph'g flush water either.
it just makes sense there is really no need to imo.

thats what I luv about this place...
type and you get answers..
luv it even more when they agree with my view

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

incorrect Ph in regards to what? the particular plant?

In other words, no need to tweak flush pH.

lower the absorbtion rate of what?

the only absorption taking place

uptake of nutes to the plant during flushing?

but incorrect Ph enhances flushing because of the plant not taking in the nutes being released?

That's what the OP (in the thread I referenced) surmised.

seem that amount of differenece wouldn't even be a factor.
imo of course.

its so much easier when you have a load of plants to just flush with what ever the tap Ph is within reason
and the job will get done as well as water thats ph'd to the plant.
your flushing the soil, not the plant

I usually pH plain water because I avoid large runoff disposal. I monitor the runoff strength during flower and use only plain water the last ~2 weeks on average.

I mentioned the other thread because of the subject matter and both OPs appeared to be leaning in the same direction. I posted the little chin thingy because (IMO) it depends whether you wean vs hard flush.

 

[the gnome]

thats what I luv about this place...
type and you get answers..
luv it even more when they agree with my view

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

oh goodie

 

[the gnome]

lol...its all good DB

 

[Hydro-Soil]

Q on Ph and flushing.
whats the benefit or drawback of Ph'g or not Ph'g the water you flush the soil with? I usually do mine in the shower and have a rig I can slowly flush straight from the head.

That's called Leaching.... not flushing.


LOTS of confusion on the name of that.... yep yep yep...

Stay Safe!

 

[the gnome]

you are 100% correct sir!
sounds like its a pet peeve of yours

 

[moonwalkr1]

Thanks hydro. I think that is an important distinction that people dont make often enough. One implies Not feeding anything to the plant (flushing, done at the end), and the other implies just simply trying to get the salts out, not the nutes "per say" (leeching).

I leech with tap, then for 5 gallon smart pots I run about 3 gallons of Ph'd water, then I run about 2 gals of half strength nutes. I've had ph and salt issues before, so I'm probably a little paranoid .